Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-07
FIFTY RECRUITS have been ordered to Fort Shell
Ing, Mimi, for ASSIGNMENT to the lst cavalry

FIFTY RECRUITS have been ordered to Fort Shell
ihg, Mlnn, Tor assignment to the 1st cavalry.
IHE DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD.-The President
To-Day issued the commissions to the staff officers
OF the District National Guard, as named in Tues
days STAR. All the staff officers will have the
rank OF major except the two aideS-de-camp who
Will nave the rank OF captain.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Engineer T. War
burton. ordered to examination for promotion
Lleut. Iheodoric Porter, detached from the Naval
acsdemy and ordered to the Ossipee. Lieut.. Geo.
Il. CalhOun, detached from the New York navy
yaro and ordered to the Atlanta.
"IHE BICYCLE RIDERS ARE RIGHT in obfect1ng to
the use OF lamps on their wheels at night" said
an experienced naval officer to-day to STAR re-
porte "The same principal holds good In nav1-
kdIliig SnlpS at sea No light must interfere by
lIs glare with the guidance of vessel, and 1t is
het tIe same "a way with bicycle or anything else
that Is 10 be Steered In an irregular course With
locomotive 1t Is different. The rails cOnfne it
70 certain direction, and it is necessary to have
'ne Track In 'front.' lighted as well as possible"
The HALF HOLIDAY AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINT
ING oFFICE-A committee Of the employees OF the
government Printing On1ce had talk with Pub
n. c printer Benedict yesterday. at his request in
9ruer TO determine whether Saturday half hoi-
uay without pay should be made the rule of the
once curing the hot weather. but the differences
OF opinion In the various Departments Of the Oice
as TO whether the time lost should be made up bv
WORKING extra hours, and when the extra time
onoulu pe put H. were not recOnciled and no con-
ciuSlon was reached Mr.. Benedict thinks there
anould De no effort made to make up the lost tlme
as the total loss OF time for the eight weeks would
aln0unt 10 only three days The branch offices
VIII not be included In this arrangement, II made
VIRGINIA POSTMASTERS APPOINTED ED-The Post
master-General has appointed the following post
masters In virginia: Miss w. C. Claiborne, AL
zana, Franklin County: Henry B. Groseclose,
BurkS Garden Tazewell County; Richard NJ Holt,
%T[aLtianu' TGnta' Henrlco County; VIM. H. Farnbolt,
Montague, Essex County; ThOs. c, Gibson Oak
shade Culpeper County; Geo. w. Mankin, Pleas
ant valley, Fairfax County; G. w. Belt, Speers
Ferry, scout County; WIN. II. Wilkins, wilmington
Prince William County.
THOSE WHO LEAVE THE CITY during the sum.
mer can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time, and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid in advance.
PERsoNAL--Senators Vest, Allison, and Don
cameron. with the governor OF Montana leave St.
PAU to-day on pleasure trip to Alaska-T. D.
H0Xsey, 1r., L. s. N, Hon. C. c. WoOlworth of
Albany anu Hon. Nicholas Ben OF ST. Louis are at
the Ebbltt t.-Algernon S. sullivan OF New York is
at WOrmiey eyS.-Medical Director Suddartls of the
tered in New York last evening-John E. Deyelin
ana 1readwell Cleveland OF New York are at the
Afilngton.--H. II. COlquitt OF Georgia is at the
Metropolitan.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Assistant Secretary Porter, with Representative
elect Phelan, OF Tennessee; ex-senator Grover of
oregon; Col. Coll, OF Mississippi and John s, Con-
dell, OF Illinois.